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    In 1921, most Dearys lived in london

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    1,200 Deary Travel & migration records
    2,700 Dearys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Deary

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    Common jobs for Dearys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Dearys in 1921

    Charwoman

    11

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Tailoress

    8

    Cook

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Dearys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    General Labourer

    11

    Drover

    10

    Carter

    9

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